May 9–16 Wednesday – Sam made a flying trip to Montreal during this period to protect copyright of Life on the Mississippi [LLMT 215]. In his May 18 letter to Howells, Sam wrote “When I was in Montreal three or four days ago…” would put the date there a bit later than the May 14 date which Osgood had estimated. It’s not known if Sam returned by way of New York, or how long he stayed in Boston. No N.Y. Times notices of his being in the city for this period were found.